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The world's ugliest hotels

The owners of this Chinese temple-themed hotel, which overlooks a motorway in Sweden and was once voted the country's "worst building of the year", have claimed it is finally ready for paying guests - more than a decade after it was first conceived.

The Dragon Gate hotel, on the E4 motorway near the city of Galve, is the brainchild by Chinese billionaire Jingchun Li, but has been hit by numerous delays. Rumours that the project has been abandoned, however, are wide of the mark, with some reports suggesting a grand opening is imminent.

With its incongruous, almost prison-like appearance, not to mention the 200 replica terracotta warriors that can be found within, it's unlikely to win any beauty contests. But it's in good company, as the following photos demonstrate...